How long do people stay in their homes in Sea Ranch, CA?

Name: How long people stay in Sea Ranch, CA, 2020–2024
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18.6% (±8.0 points) of households in Sea Ranch, CA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.7% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 18.6% (±8.0 points)
Since before 2000: 31.7%

When households in Sea Ranch moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Sea Ranch	Sonoma County	California	United States
2023 or later	1.7% (±2.6 points)	3.6%	4.3%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	16.9% (±7.6 points)	18.1%	19.1%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	35.9% (±10.7 points)	39.8%	41.2%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	13.8% (±6.4 points)	18.1%	17.0%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	11.1% (±4.5 points)	10.7%	9.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	20.6% (±9.0 points)	9.6%	8.8%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Sea Ranch, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Sonoma County (21.7%).

It is not measurably different from California (23.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Sea Ranch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sea Ranch
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Sea Ranch	—	18.6% (±8.0 points)	—
Point Arena	18 mi	30.6% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cloverdale	24 mi	13.1% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Guerneville	29 mi	22.6% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ukiah	32 mi	31.4% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Talmage	32 mi	27.9% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Healdsburg	33 mi	20.2% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Forestville	35 mi	13.0% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bodega Bay	36 mi	8.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ukiah, CA (31.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Sonoma County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
7	Penngrove	24.1% (±10.3 points)
8	Guerneville	22.6% (±6.3 points)
9	Eldridge	21.9% (±12.2 points)
10	Petaluma	20.4% (±1.9 points)
11	Healdsburg	20.2% (±4.5 points)
12 (tie)	Graton	18.6% (±9.3 points)
12 (tie)	Sea Ranch	18.6% (±8.0 points)
14	Windsor	17.4% (±2.9 points)
15	Sebastopol	15.6% (±4.6 points)
16	Glen Ellen	13.4% (±16.2 points)
17	Cloverdale	13.1% (±5.0 points)
18	Forestville	13.0% (±5.3 points)
19	El Verano	11.2% (±8.1 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Sonoma County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sea Ranch is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sea Ranch

How often do people move in Sea Ranch?

18.6% of households in Sea Ranch, CA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Sea Ranch have?

31.7% of households in Sea Ranch have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sea Ranch CDP, California

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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